The house that Mouse built, Disney, is on a bit of a rampage when it comes to its upcoming release slate. So much so that the company's cinematic arm has announced a bevy of release dates for some of its most-anticipated upcoming films. Mondays
But it's not all new news, either: some of the movies are completing a rousing rendition of the Release Date Shuffle. The films getting new wide dates are Pirates Of The Caribbean 5, with a new release date of July 10, 2015. The hotly-anticipated, Tina Fey-fronted The Muppets 2 will roll into theaters on March 21, 2014, and the what-the-heck-is-this-movie, no-seriously-what-is-it-all-about-project from Damon Lindelof and director Brad Bird titled 1952 got a new date of December 19, 2014 — just enough time for George Clooney to get acclimated to the 3D world in which this film will be shot.
Unfortunately for those looking for a more old-school Disney film experience, they'll have to wait a little bit longer. The Little Mermaid, purported to be the next film from the Disney vaults to get a 3D re-release ala The Lion King and Finding Nemo, has been removed from the schedule. It had been slated for a September 13, 2013 release.
Check out our full breakdown of the cinematic proceedings, below: The Muppets 2Release Date: March 21, 2014Film will star Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, and Tina Fey. It will be produced by Todd Lieberman and David Hoberman, with James Bobin at the helm. Returning to scripting duties is Nick Stoller alongside Bobin.
Captain America: The Winter SoldierRelease Date: April 14, 2014The Marvel feature will be available in 3D.Film will star Chris Evans. Directed by the brothers Anthony and Joe Russo, the story will pick up where The Avengers left off: with Steve Rogers struggling to accept the modern world and his place within it.
MaleficentRelease Date: July 2, 2014 (originally: March 14, 2014).Film stars Angelina Jolie in the title role, as well supporting players Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Miranda Richardson, Juno Temple and Lesley Manville. It will be released in 3D and is produced by Joe Roth, directed by Robert Stromberg, and written by Linda Woolverton.Film is said to be a bit of an origin story about the Disney villainess from the 1959 animated classic, Sleeping Beauty.
Guardians of the GalaxyRelease Date: August 1, 20143D film is a Marvel feature about a futuristic team of superheroes tasked with protecting the galaxy from danger, will be voiced by a cavalcade of characters, and directed by James Gunn.
1952Release Date: December 19, 2014The highly-secretive film will star George Clooney, with direction from Brad Bird, and a script/producer in Damon Lindelof.
Pirates of the Caribbean 5Release Date: July 10, 2015Film stars Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow. It will be produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and written by Jeff Nathanson.
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Another lovable sitcom star will headline a Muppets movie: Modern Family's Ty Burrell has signed on to play an Interpol inspector in the sequel to the 2011 franchise reboot, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The 2011 film was written by and starred How I Met Your Mother's Jason Segel.
The new movie, co-written by Nicholas Stoller and director James Bobbin, will take place in Europe. Burrell's Interpol agent is one of the main human roles, alongside what THR describes as a "Russian femme Fatale." Christoph Waltz was originally in talks for the part, but couldn't take it because of scheduling conflicts.
Segel will not return for the sequel, although producers David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman are back on board.
It won't be Burrell's first foray into kid-friendly film -- he stars as the voice of the beloved Rocky and Bullwinkle character Mr. Peabody in Dreamworks Animation's 2013 feature Mr. Peabody &amp; Sherman. The Muppets sequel will begin shooting in London in winter of 2013.
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We’ve had space westerns, gay westerns, and whatever-the-hell-Jonah-Hex-was westerns, but I think this may be the first dystopian future western. Sam Raimi is set to direct an adaptation of the comic book Earp: Saints For Sinners, which “re-imagines” the story of famed gunslinger Wyatt Earp and brings him to a future Las Vegas.
Earp, which could use a name that sounds less like a sound effect, is being produced by Daivd Hoberman and Todd Lieberman of Mandeville films, Radical’s Barry Levine, and Raimi business partner Josh Donen, for Dreamworks Studios. Matt Cirulnick, of The Slim Shady Show, is scripting. This project is one of many upcoming adaptations for Radical, who recently signed a deal with Sam Worthington’s new production company.
Raimi, who is best known for his horror and Spider-Man work, has directed another western, the little-loved The Quick And The Dead. His next project will be Oz, The Great And Powerful, a reinterpretation of the Wizard of Oz with Robert Downey Jr. as the wizard himself.
While I would normally be at least vaguely enthusiastic about a comic series getting a shot at the big screen, Radical’s method seems to be mainly writing comics by committee and immediately auctioning them off as film concepts before they’re even released on shelves. They’re creating comics to serve as a half-assed illustrated script, or as a slim pretense for a film, in hopes of tapping into fan sympathy for comics adaptations. It’s the opposite of what comics adaptations are actually supposed to do, which is to tap into an established franchise with a loyal fan base. It’s such a lazy, stupid method of making films that it’s hard to get enthused about any of their output.

Jason Segel, who wrote the latest Muppets movie with Nicholas Stoller, will also play the non-Muppet lead.
According to the Heat Vision blog, Segel will also join David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman of Mandeville Films/TV as a producer on the project.
James Bobin is on board to direct. The plot is under wraps but it is known that Segel plays a man on a quest to find and reunite the Muppets.
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